Small space gardening brings fresh air, calmness, home-grown food, beauty, physical activity, and even creativity, making it a wonderful way to enjoy nature right at home.

By midsummer weeds may be thriving in the garden and landscape. Many common weeds are adapted to hot and dry conditions, ...

Plants like rosemary, citronella, thyme, pampas grass and many more help repel ticks with their aroma or by creating an ...

The bright blooms and scented leaves of geraniums are a summer plant staple. Learn how to deadhead spent geranium flowers to ...

And while it is great to attract worms to your garden, their casts are an overlooked lawn problem that's fueling weed growth.

Sowing Brussels sprouts seeds too late in the season causes growing buds to be more vulnerable to heat stress, leaving you ...

Designed in the style of English "cottage garden," Ladew Topiary Gardens has an arrangement of native species and pollinator ...

One of my favorite spring flowers for perennials is the peony. Peonies are a long-lived perennial that you should be able to enjoy for decades. A few years after Sharon and I got married; my parents ...

Most insect pests have natural predators. I feel compelled to write about this topic about once a year, because I abhor ...

Warm weather and rainfall have been the story over most of Wisconsin in the past few weeks. Two visible lawn problems that ...

Gardening has been in full force, and pet owners have been planning their outdoor spaces, but there’s an important question ...

Plants with heart-shaped leaves add a touch of romance and elegance to gardens, landscapes, and indoor spaces. These leaves’ ...